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South Coast Post Acute
Santa Ana, California

Registered Dietitian

DietitianFull-Time

Pay as listed: $50-$55/hr · Santa Ana, California · pays above the median of 57 Dietitian listings (86th percentile).

Listed compensation

$50-$55/hr

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Job Description

Are You Looking for Your New Career? We are now hiring a Registered Dietitian (RD) to be the newest member of our awesome team!

Salary Range: $50.00-$55.00 per hour

We believe in cultivating a family culture and thrive on person-centered care, while building a positive culture focused on a shared vision, trust, communication, and collaboration. Our mission is to provide compassionate, quality care that focuses on the unique needs of our residents and their families. We believe in teamwork, respect, appreciation, and integrity.

What Makes Us Special?

  • UKG Wallet: Access earned wages before payday.
  • Competitive Wages: We offer a great salary package.
  • Great Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Growth Opportunities: We support your professional development.
  • Continuing Education & Training: Stay current with industry standards.

Are you ready to contribute to a team committed to excellent customer service and dedicated to each individual’s unique talent?

If yes, how you will contribute to the team:

As the Registered Dietitian (RD), you will be responsible for assessing the nutritional care of each resident/patient in the center.

You will advise the clinical team, dietary department, and Administration on the nutritional status of residents, including lab value interpretation, nutritional intake, consumption patterns, food/drug interactions, therapeutic diets, and overall customer satisfaction.

Your role is key to ensuring optimal nutrition for our residents and maintaining high standards of care.

Must Have

  • Registered Dietitian License.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in an acute or long-term care environment.
  • Excellent knowledge of skilled nursing regulations (federal/state/local) as they pertain to the dietary field, including interpretation and implementation.
  • Excellent knowledge of the aging process and the physical, psychosocial, and social needs of the long-term care resident population with regard to nutrition.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with PointClickCare (PCC).

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay Transparency Statement

Compensation for roles varies depending on factors such as location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by state or local law, we provide a reasonable pay scale, including the hourly or salary range we reasonably expect to pay for this role.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian is responsible for assessing the nutritional care of residents and advising the clinical team on nutritional status. This role involves interpreting lab values, managing therapeutic diets, and ensuring high standards of care within the facility.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Registered Dietitian license and possess 3-5 years of experience in an acute or long-term care environment. Proficiency in skilled nursing regulations and the nutritional needs of the aging population is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nutritional assessmentClinical nutritionFood and drug interactionsPatient careDietary management

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 20% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In California, the Clinical Nutrition weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (217 salary observations; 717 listings), vs ~$78k nationally (1,656 salary observations; 9,121 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 13 employers

8
<$80k
4
$80k-95k
3
$95k-110k
4
$110k-125k
1
$128k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
47% this job
Relocation assistance
26%
Sign-on bonus
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Registered Dietitian-PACE

Neighborhood Healthcare · Riverside, California

$88k-$128k
#2

Regional Dietitian Wellbeing Director- Allergen Management

Compass Group · Costa Mesa, California

$110k-$120k
#3

Registered Dietitian

$71k-$117k
#4

Dietitian

$78k-$114k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Santa Ana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$882k
Typical market rent
$2,812/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About South Coast Post Acute

Hospitals and Health Care
Santa Ana, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
UKG Wallet (access earned wages before payday)
Growth opportunities
Continuing education and training